Midstate Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Midstate Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near Coldbrook Springs, MA. It climbs 258 ft. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi810 – 971 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Kitchen Fire Road 42.39097, -72.02272
Nearest town Coldbrook Springs, MA
Directions
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Midstate Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 811–970 ft
Out & Back · Ware River Watershed
Trailhead: Kitchen Fire Road · 42.39097, -72.02272
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Midstate Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
16% dirt84% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · loop · via Midstate Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Midstate Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Midstate Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Midstate Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Midstate Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Midstate Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Midstate Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Midstate Trail
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